Tesla's Dynamic Theory of Gravity: Unpublished and Unexplored

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Tesla's Dynamic Theory of Gravity, which integrates electromagnetism to propose a Unified Field Theory, remains largely unpublished and unexplored. The absence of formal publication suggests significant flaws or challenges that prevented its acceptance in the scientific community. Discussions indicate that while Tesla's ideas are intriguing, they lack substantial empirical support, leading to skepticism among physicists. The theory's obscurity highlights the need for critical evaluation of fringe scientific concepts.

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I was wondering if anyone could tell me about Tesla's Dynamic Theory of Gravity, I couldn't find much on it (I read that it wasn't ever published, which could explain why I haven't found anything). I did read that his theory was explaining gravity by using electromagnetism, which is fascinating, a Unified Field Theory! I was really curious on what was wrong with his theory, there must have been something if it was never published it must have been pretty obvious too.

So if anyone has any info on his theory I would really like to hear it, thx:)
 
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Charlie G said:
I couldn't find much on it (I read that it wasn't ever published, which could explain why I haven't found anything

If there was anything to it we would certainly know by now. Also, we don't discuss fringe theories here. Please read the posting guidelines before posting in any forum.
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=5929

Wiki has plenty about Tesla and his ideas.
 

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